An election candidate has challenged the leader of Swansea Labour over a social media post in which he said the council would invest in and not sell tennis courts. Will Thomas claimed the council had subsequently sold a court in Mumbles and was considering the sale of others in Langland.
Mr Stewart's Facebook post in the run-up to the 2017 council election was in response to comments and claims about facilities in Mumbles. He said one comment was "absolute nonsense" and that the council "will be investing in tennis courts not selling them". He said people should "stick to real facts not fake news".
Mr Thomas, who is a Conservative candidate for the newly-drawn Mumbles ward in next Thursday's council elections, claimed the tennis court in Mumbles - one of three courts between the Oyster Wharf development and bowling green - had been sold without consultation. Part of the tennis court area is being used in conjunction with a new three-storey building featuring hotel rooms and a ground floor restaurant and bar. The building replaces the old Tivoli Walk arcade. The public was able to comment on the proposal when it was being considered by the council's planning department. Two tennis courts remain in use.
